CONGRESS CANCELED Form and Structure in MS Cotton Nero A.x. (A Roundtable)

Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

Description

Beyond tightly structured narratives and precise poetics, MS Cotton Nero A.x. contains diverse material from 12 illustrations and marginalia to ornate initials. Recent scientific and technological advancements from pigment analyses to multispectral imaging have begun to reframe our understanding of these paleographic details. Building on analyses from scholars like Murray McGillivray and Christina Duffy (2017) and Piotr Spyra (2014), this session invites participants to reconsider the connection between the intricate paleographic and narrative forms of this dynamic manuscript. Ashley Bartelt

 
May 8th, 3:30 PM

CONGRESS CANCELED Form and Structure in MS Cotton Nero A.x. (A Roundtable)

Bernhard 209

Beyond tightly structured narratives and precise poetics, MS Cotton Nero A.x. contains diverse material from 12 illustrations and marginalia to ornate initials. Recent scientific and technological advancements from pigment analyses to multispectral imaging have begun to reframe our understanding of these paleographic details. Building on analyses from scholars like Murray McGillivray and Christina Duffy (2017) and Piotr Spyra (2014), this session invites participants to reconsider the connection between the intricate paleographic and narrative forms of this dynamic manuscript. Ashley Bartelt